* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030122 05:52]:
> I want to run a 386/40 MHZ with 8 MB of RAM as workstation, connected via
> 10BaseT to the server. The trouble is that the whole boot process is during
> some 4 minutes. The download of the kernel works fine, "uncompressing
> Linux" is some half a Minute, then "Initializing RAM disk" also some 1/2-1
> minute, the following tasks (building of the scripts) are som tens of
> seconds. On a Pentium90/32MB Ram the Boot process is during some 30
> Seconds. Is there any way to make it faster? Is a 386 PRACTICALY useable as
> a workstation?
>
> Thanx, Peter
Living in a developing country, it is often frustrating when someone
in, for example, the US says, "Oh, just upgrade to a multi-processor,
SCSI drives with 4GB ram and a gigabit ethernet for the server," or
"don't bother with workstations with less than 64 MB of ram." Actually
I don't hear things like that very often, on this list.
But my point is that there IS a compromise, although it will be
different if you are a US corporation, or a school in a developing
nation. However, even for those of us with very little cash
available, there is a point where the time involved, whether by the
one setting up the system, or the user(s), just isn't worth the
savings. You may have passed that point.
We are using mostly new workstations built around Eden 566 processors
with 128 MB of ram ... clearly overkill for workstations, but they
were quite affordable ... just over US $200 each without monitor. We
are also using some "legacy" workstations, with AMD 450 CPUs and 64 MB
of ram, and we will be adding some slower. But I personally would
rather not dip below 32 MB of RAM, and a Pentium class CPU with
something over 150 MHz, and 100 megabit ethernet.
Someone with more time and even less money might draw the line at
lower capabilities, but there really should be a line somewhere. A
386/40 with 8 MB of ram is getting to be a museum piece ;-)
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